The theme for this week's challenge is:
[b]Perspective.[/b]
Good luck, and I'm looking forward to seeing how you interpret the theme.
Rules
1. The challenge is just for fun.
2. All images must be taken after the theme is announced.
3. All images must be uploaded by 8pm on Wednesday 12 June
4. All uploads must be B&W (or Sepia toned)
5. Only one uploads per member
6. Please feel free to comment on the entries once judging is complete.
7. The person who hosts is the judge for that week challenge and the judge’s decision is final
8. The winner gets to create, run and judge the challenge for the following week
9. Have fun

The theme for this week's challenge is:

Perspective.

Good luck, and I'm looking forward to seeing how you interpret the theme.

Rules

1. The challenge is just for fun.
2. All images must be taken after the theme is announced.
3. All images must be uploaded by 8pm on Wednesday 12 June
4. All uploads must be B&W (or Sepia toned)
5. Only one uploads per member
6. Please feel free to comment on the entries once judging is complete.
7. The person who hosts is the judge for that week challenge and the judge’s decision is final
8. The winner gets to create, run and judge the challenge for the following week
9. Have fun

Interesting question, Gary!
I guess at it's simplest, 'perspective' is how one sees something, both visually and conceptually, but here we are interested in the visual aspect.
Perspective is also the term used to describe how the 3 dimensional world is translated into 2 dimensions for a picture. This is also used for constructing pictures when making up a drawing / painting.
It's also a complicated subject, but I can give you mt take on it and hope that helps.
Some components that are likely to be of interest are:
1. The angle of light falling on the subject. For example low slanting light gives long, mysterious shadows....
2. Centre of Vision. Nearest point on the picture plane to the eyes - this is likely to be the centre of the picture as taken, but of course cropping can change this. Really, though, the interest here is whether or not one is looking directly at a subject say, using a low angle of view to isolate against the sky and give an impression of loneliness / desolation (like in the boat picture shown in photo month)
3. The angle of view - i.e. wide angle, long focal length. The use of a wide angle lens deepens perspective, long lens flattens it. Our normal vision is about 40-50mm in 35mm terms (I'm sure somebody can give the exact figure) so focal lengths outside of that can create interesting effects.
4. Overlapping objects - the ones in front block the ones behind!
5. Vanishing point - where parallel lines going away from you appear to merge. Also, of course, subjects closer appear larger, more distant smaller....
6. Aeriel Perspective - because of atmospheric haze, distant objects appear less clear. Much used in painting!
Now, of course, at this point I'd think 'Well, so what? Nearly all photographs will have perspective' and the answer of course, is that what we're looking for is use of some or all of these components to make an effective composition.
In other words, this challenge is really licence to try out what you fancy of the above.
Some useful links:
[link=http://psd.fanextra.com/articles/30-inspiring-examples-of-perspective-in-photography/]Example Photos[/link]
[link=http://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/perspective-in-photography/]Perspective 1[/link]
[link=http://photoinf.com/General/NAVY/Perspective.htm]Perspective 2[/link]
and, of course,
[link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perspective_%28graphical%29]Wiki Perspective[/link]

Interesting question, Gary!
I guess at it's simplest, 'perspective' is how one sees something, both visually and conceptually, but here we are interested in the visual aspect.
Perspective is also the term used to describe how the 3 dimensional world is translated into 2 dimensions for a picture. This is also used for constructing pictures when making up a drawing / painting.

It's also a complicated subject, but I can give you mt take on it and hope that helps.

Some components that are likely to be of interest are:
1. The angle of light falling on the subject. For example low slanting light gives long, mysterious shadows....
2. Centre of Vision. Nearest point on the picture plane to the eyes - this is likely to be the centre of the picture as taken, but of course cropping can change this. Really, though, the interest here is whether or not one is looking directly at a subject say, using a low angle of view to isolate against the sky and give an impression of loneliness / desolation (like in the boat picture shown in photo month)
3. The angle of view - i.e. wide angle, long focal length. The use of a wide angle lens deepens perspective, long lens flattens it. Our normal vision is about 40-50mm in 35mm terms (I'm sure somebody can give the exact figure) so focal lengths outside of that can create interesting effects.
4. Overlapping objects - the ones in front block the ones behind!
5. Vanishing point - where parallel lines going away from you appear to merge. Also, of course, subjects closer appear larger, more distant smaller....
6. Aeriel Perspective - because of atmospheric haze, distant objects appear less clear. Much used in painting!

Now, of course, at this point I'd think 'Well, so what? Nearly all photographs will have perspective' and the answer of course, is that what we're looking for is use of some or all of these components to make an effective composition.

In other words, this challenge is really licence to try out what you fancy of the above.

Incidentally, the 'person propping up the Leaning Tower of Pisa' is also an example of use of perspective to 'creatively' - well, at least the first one was :(
if you Google 'using perspective photography' you'll come across quite a lot of that sort of thing:D

Incidentally, the 'person propping up the Leaning Tower of Pisa' is also an example of use of perspective to 'creatively' - well, at least the first one was

if you Google 'using perspective photography' you'll come across quite a lot of that sort of thing